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Why Does the Church Celebrate "Seasons"?
Liturgical seasons are days and weeks set aside on the Church calendar for ongoing celebration of events in salvation history. The Church has these seasons to extend celebration of important events in the life of our Lord through time. In General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar, released after Vatican II by the Congregation for Divine Worship, the CDW said of Easter: “The fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost are celebrated in joyful exultation as one feast day,
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Dec 1st 2025